MORAVIA - Carolers from the Moravia High School choir helped the town get in the Christmas spirit Saturday as they sang in the streets during the Christmas in Moravia celebration.
The group spent the afternoon ducking into different shops on Main Street to bring holiday cheer to shoppers, Joanna Brehaut, the high school's music and chorus teacher, said.
“We walked around the perimeter of Modern Market singing,” Brehaut said. “Everyone was really excited to hear us sing.”
The group performed that morning at Moravia High School where children had the opportunity to sit on Santa's lap and tell him what they wanted for Christmas.
“It's nice to see the community coming together like this,” Brehaut said while the group enjoyed some cookies, a reward for their singing, at Coffee and Cream. “You only find this kind of an event in a small town.”
Saturday gave the residents of Moravia a chance to get out and about, see friends and feel the Christmas spirit, Sarah Crossgrove, the owner of Coffee and Cream, said.
“It's about people walking through the streets, wearing goofy hats and just enjoying themselves,” Crossgrove, who was wearing a pair of antlers, said. “It makes people slow down and enjoy the season.”
Out on Main Street. several people in Santa hats walked in and out of stores or stopped at the living nativity that was set up from 11 a.m. to noon. Some stopped to get lunch at the fire department's chicken barbecue.
“We try and do things for the community,” said Fritz Hess, a firefighter and chairman of the fundraising committee. “It's been great seeing the little kids. I'm a kid at heart - one who still believes in Santa Claus - and it's a nice event to bring this small town together.”
This is the season for people to spend time with friends, said Shannon Brown, a volunteer who was giving out food at the high school.
It's a chance to give back to the community, so Brown said she wanted to be a part of that.
“The best part has been seeing the little kids faces when you give them a free cookie,” she said. “They get so excited.
“We walked around the perimeter of Modern Market singing,” Brehaut said. “Everyone was really excited to hear us sing.”
The group performed that morning at Moravia High School where children had the opportunity to sit on Santa's lap and tell him what they wanted for Christmas.
“It's nice to see the community coming together like this,” Brehaut said while the group enjoyed some cookies, a reward for their singing, at Coffee and Cream. “You only find this kind of an event in a small town.”
Saturday gave the residents of Moravia a chance to get out and about, see friends and feel the Christmas spirit, Sarah Crossgrove, the owner of Coffee and Cream, said.
“It's about people walking through the streets, wearing goofy hats and just enjoying themselves,” Crossgrove, who was wearing a pair of antlers, said. “It makes people slow down and enjoy the season.”
Out on Main Street. several people in Santa hats walked in and out of stores or stopped at the living nativity that was set up from 11 a.m. to noon. Some stopped to get lunch at the fire department's chicken barbecue.
“We try and do things for the community,” said Fritz Hess, a firefighter and chairman of the fundraising committee. “It's been great seeing the little kids. I'm a kid at heart - one who still believes in Santa Claus - and it's a nice event to bring this small town together.”
This is the season for people to spend time with friends, said Shannon Brown, a volunteer who was giving out food at the high school.
It's a chance to give back to the community, so Brown said she wanted to be a part of that.
“The best part has been seeing the little kids faces when you give them a free cookie,” she said. “They get so excited.
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blueyankee443 wrote on Dec 8, 2008 12:28 AM:
believe that is this a way to celebrate Christmas.Why would anyone be
lieve this is how you have fun at Chris
mas.The extent of singing Christmas son
gs,certainly were only done so,at certa
in homes and businesses.In my time we
just walked all the streets,and sang to
our hearts content to everyone.Why do they say the community comes together,
does this mean once a year,and other ti
mes,there is no love between the reside
nts.Surely there are other functions wh
ich bring communities together.They sa
y the same things about Aurora,Union Sp
rings,Auburn,Skaneateles. How can you
come together,when you have the police
watching for some-one to do something
wong,to arrest them. "